Another day, another person staring. *sigh* My name's tyrannasaurus_tonu
(you can call me Ty), and I bet you've already noticed that I'm one of those
rare, limited edition Tonus, haven't you? Well, in case you haven't--I'm
one of those rare, limited edition Tonus.

To tell you the truth, it's not that easy being one out of 55,136 of your
kind in the ENTIRE world! It gets tough, really! Everywhere I go, people
gaze at me like I'm some kind of lunatic!

"Look, there's a Tonu!"

"Wow, let's gather around him and take photos and not let him get to the
location that he's heading to on time!"

"Yeah, great idea!"

Seriously, I've heard almost every comment there is when someone spots a
rare thing. Some people want self-signed photographs. Others want me to
stand next to their Tonu plushie so they can compare us. And there are the
select few that want me to autograph their tails, arms, legs,
heads--everything! I'm not even going to go into the Krawk fin that I had
to sign last summer.

Well, this is just dandy! I HAD to mention last summer. The truth is, I
HATED last summer. When we were first found by the freaky scientist and
taken out of that cave in Tyrannia, we were released to the public and were
adopted in a frenzy. Camera flashes, news headlines, and plushies all over!
There were so few of us, and it was a miracle (in an owner's eyes) if his
friend had a Tonu.

Even though there's 50,000 more of us born right now (and still growing),
the situation has just barely improved. The hype isn't that souped-up
anymore, but there's still some pointing and staring going around.

In fact, I was on my way to the Golden Dubloon the other day to meet my
friend for lunch at 12:30 NST--Well, thanks to some insistent Tonu
enthusiasts, I was lucky to have gotten there before Happy Hour!

Of course, we Tonus aren't as popular anymore, thanks to those new-fangled
ways of getting more pets. Draik eggs and Krawk fungus--seriously, folks,
go with the classic pet! But oh well, I'm not complaining! More Krawks and
Draiks equals less attention to Tonus, so I can finally go back to living a
peaceful, normal life with my Polarchuck.

Well, everybody, that's my story! I hope you've enjoyed hearing about the
plight of the popular Neopet, and won't be so overjoyed next time. But for
the few that are still bent on collecting a footprint from EVERY Tonu in
Neopia, I have 2 farewell words for you: MORPHING POTION.

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